Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 10 of On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder!
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Winter was coming. What did Pa need to do?
build the house
make a trip to town
store food for the animals
plant the wheat
True and False: Mary and Laura were not old enough to stay home alone, they would have to go to town with Pa, Ma, and Carrie.
false
true
What did Ma use to make Carrie a new dress?
Ma's best dress with little strawberries
pink calico from Laura's old dress
her new blue corduroy material
blue calico from Mary's old dress
How did Ma fix Carrie's curls?
she tied Carrie's hair with straw
she used her curling iron
she wrapped her hair in curl papers the night before
she used a comb to twist Carrie's hair
When will Pa and Ma return from town?
tomorrow
at lunchtime
before sundown
in two days
What is something that Mary and Laura did while Ma and Pa went to town?
swam in the swimming-hole
played among the rushes by the creek
played on the big rock
jumped on the straw-stack
Why does Laura have to obey Mary when Ma is not there?
Ma told Laura to listen to Mary
she doesn't, Ma told Mary to listen to Laura instead
Mary is older than Laura
Pa told Laura to listen to Mary
What did Laura find when she rushed outside?
the cattle were eating hay from Pa's hay-stacks
the cattle were eating stray from Pa's straw-stack
Ma and Pa had returned early
Mr Nelson was here to see Pa
True and False: Mary grabbed Laura's hand and a stick. She ran at the cattle yelling at them.
true
false
What did Mary, Laura, and Jack do with the cattle?
ran them to the creek
chased them far from the haystack
ran them into the barn
tied them to the fence
What was Johnny doing while the cattle wondered off?